Jury

Laurence Herszberg

Laurence Herszberg

<p>After a master&rsquo;s degree in Political Science and Public Law in Paris, Laurence Herszberg is, since June 2002, the General Director of the Forum des Images in Paris.</p>
<p>Previously General Manager of Divento (Vivendi Universal Group), an internet division specialising in cultural services, as well as managing the multimedia division of the R&eacute;union des Mus&eacute;es Nationaux, Laurence Herszberg has had managing roles over the past 20 years in different cultural institutions, notably at the Th&eacute;&acirc;tre de la Colline and the Paris Opera.</p>

Cedomir Kolar

Cedomir Kolar

<p>Cedomir Kolar&nbsp; was born in former Yugoslavia, in the city of Rijeka on the Adriatic coast of Croatia. He graduated in film production at the Belgrade Academy of Dramatic Arts.</p>
<p>Since 1991, he has been acting as producer for No&eacute; Productions in Paris. His credits include&nbsp;<em>Before The Rain</em>&nbsp;by Milcho Manchevski,&nbsp;<em>Africa My Africa</em>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<em>Kini And Adams</em>&nbsp;by Idrissa Ouedraogo,&nbsp;<em>As You Like Me</em>&nbsp;by Carmine Amoroso,&nbsp;<em>Train of Love</em>&nbsp;by Radu Mihaileanu,&nbsp;<em>The Adopted Son&nbsp;</em>and&nbsp;<em>The Chimp</em>&nbsp;by Aktan Abdykalykov,&nbsp;<em>No Man's Land</em>&nbsp;by Danis Tanovic and Danis Tanovic's short film in the collection of films&nbsp;<em>11'09''01-September 11</em>, produced by Galat&eacute;e films and StudioCanal.</p>
<p>In 2003 he started the new Paris based production entity, A.S.A.P. Films, together with the director Danis Tanovic and his fellow producer Marc Baschet. In 2005, A.S.A.P. Films produced the new feature by Danis Tanovic,&nbsp;<em>Hell (L'Enfer)</em>, written by Krzysztof Piesiewicz in collaboration with the late Krzysztof Kieslowski, and&nbsp;<em>Well Tempered Corpses</em>&nbsp;by Benjamin Filipovic. This was followed by Marion H&auml;nsel's<em>Sounds Of Sand</em>&nbsp;(<em>Si le Vent souleve les sables</em>) in 2006, Danis Tanovic's&nbsp;<em>Triage</em>&nbsp;and Srdjan Karanovic's&nbsp;<em>Besa</em>&nbsp;in 2008. In production are the films&nbsp;<em>Womb</em>&nbsp;by Benedek Fliegauf,&nbsp;<em>The Light</em>&nbsp;by Aktan Abdykalykov,&nbsp;<em>Cirkus Colombia</em>&nbsp;by Danis Tanovic, and&nbsp;<em>Black Ocean</em>&nbsp;by Marion H&auml;nsel.</p>
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<p>Cedomir Kolar was elected onto the EFA Board in 2004.</p>
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Uberto Pasolini

Uberto Pasolini

<p>Uberto Pasolini has worked within the British Film Industry since 1983 and became an independent producer in 1994. He founded Redwave Films in 1993. Its first produced feature film was &ldquo;Palookaville&rdquo;, starring Vincent Gallo and directed by Alan Taylor.</p>
<p>Subsequently the company produced &ldquo;The Full Monty&rdquo;, which grossed over 250 million dollars internationally and remains to date the most successful UK picture at the UK box office of all those based on original material.</p>
<p>The company also produced &ldquo;The Closer You Get&rdquo;, written by acclaimed television writer William Ivory and &ldquo;The Emperor&rsquo;s New Clothes&rdquo;, starring Ian Holm.</p>
<p>In 2007 Uberto made his directorial debut &ldquo;Machan&rdquo; a film he also co-wrote and produced. The script based on a true story that takes the characters from the slums of Colombo to the handball courts of Bavaria went on to win numerous international festival awards including the Europa Cinemas Label Award, Best European Film Giornate degli Autori/Venice Days.</p>
<p>In 2010 Uberto produced &ldquo;Bel Ami&rdquo; starring Robert Pattinson, Uma Thurman, Christina Ricci and Kristin Scott Thomas. The script was adapted from Guy de Maupassant&rsquo;s novel by Rachel Bennette and directed by Declan Donnellan and Nick Ormerod. The film is due to be released Autumn 2011.</p>

Radu Muntean

Radu Muntean

<p>Born on August 6, 1971, Radu Muntean graduated film directing at the Film &amp; Drama Academy in Bucharest. His debut feature, <strong>Rage</strong>, received five UCIN awards in 2002 (Best Debut - Opera Prima, Best Actor in a Leading Role - Dragoș Bucur, Best Actor in a Supporting Role - Andi Vasluianu, Best Cinematography - Vivi Drăgan Vasile, Best Editing - Valentin Obretin).</p>
<p>His second feature, <strong>The Paper will be Blue</strong>, opened the International Competition in Locarno and was awarded the Special Mention of the Jury at Sarajevo Film Festival. <strong>Boogie</strong>, his next feature, was selected in Cannes in 2008, in the Quinzaine de Realisateurs section.</p>
<p>His latest film, <strong>Tuesday, after Christmas</strong>, was presented at Cannes Film Festival 2010, in the Un Certain Regard section. Among the awards received by this film's team, one of the most important is the performance award received by Mirela Oprişor at Sarajevo Film Festival 2010.</p>
<p>Throught his career, Radu Muntean has directed a great number TV ads, receiving over 40 awards at national and international advertising festivals.</p>

Vesela Kazakova

Vesela Kazakova

<p>Vesela Kazakova graduated both acting and producing respectively in the National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts and University of Economics in Sofia.</p>
<p>Her first roles in the cinema and on stage brought her the debut awards for best young actress in Bulgaria in 2002. Subsequent lead roles in six films have snapped up prestigious prizes for best female actress in Bulgaria and abroad, Silver George Award in Moscow Film festival, and Berlinale Shooting Stars Award amongst them.</p>
<p>Vesela had produced few theatre performances; working as a project manager, play co-writer, composer and actor and realised a film together with her sister, directing the documentary &ldquo;Because of Her&rdquo;. This activity led to her setting up a production company Activist 38 with animation director Mina Mileva.</p>